Somehow you snuck a couple of updates past me when I wasn't looking. Back to catch up...
"You almost stepped on
a squirrel!" She exclaimed.
SQUIRREL!
Sorry, somebody had to do it.
Ladies and gentlemen and Mark.
Yes?
I mean--HEY!!
Believe me when I say that
Disney is the last place you
want to squash a rodent.
They have friends in high places.
Because if it was the other way
around, he would've taken steps
to avoid us.
Truth.
Within seconds, PR and Elle were
chatting away and completely
ignoring the two old dudes
who were paying for everything.
Ah...teenage girls.
But this had that... chunky
feel to it, so I'm pretty sure
I got the right thing.
After reading
@Steppesister 's TR, I'd be a tad concerned about receiving anything chunky.
If it's not particularly clear,
I'm handing Elle her diploma
(she's wearing her Disney
graduation mouse ears)
while Doc and PR applaud
her accomplishment.
Ah, I see it. Rather complex for a gag photo.
And if you look a little closer,
you'll note that I wore some
headgear myself.
It says, "Proud Parent".
And you can juuuust make
it out at is flies off my head.
That'll happen when your ceremony is going 30 mph.
Love this one! Especially the cluelessness of everyone else in the boat.
When we got off the ride,
we hung around the POTC
exit for a bit until
we saw some young kids
with their parents.
We gave the kids our pirate booty.
We glanced back as they
walked away and noticed
the little boy holding
his dad's hand in his hook.
Worth it.
I love this. That's great.
"What's that?" Elle asked, pointing.
"Tiki birds." I warily replied.
"Can we go?" She said, excitedly.
<sigh> I almost made it out
of Adventureland unscathed.
I will say this about the Tiki Birds.
It's definitely air conditioned.
That it is. At least in
Disneyland I could distract myself by eating a Dole Whip the whole time.
My eldest ghoul then tried to
drag me onto IASW, but
the wait time was thirty minutes.
Aw, darn. That's way too long.
It must be done.
If you ride it, a foot photo
is an absolute requirement.
Eh. Nobody needs to see my stinky feet.
You did an excellent job shaving your legs.
Elle, on the other hand...
Took this shot of the Tron
construction site.
I absolutely can't wait to ride that one.
Not the worst view in the world
to dine to, don't you think?
That really is a nice spot for a meal.
Tragic.
Note to self.
Next time you want to
make out with a fish,
leave the kid at home.
That sentence may never have been written before.
When I mentioned how I'd
given her a "dinglehopper",
she exclaimed "I still have it!"
and pulled one out.
It was the exact same size
as the one I'd given "her"
in California!
That's great!
The poor thing jerked in the
opposite direction. I think she
thought I was actually moving
in for a kiss!
Security would like a word with you.
I saw a duck fly up and land
in a planter, that was attached
to the retaining wall.
I mentioned it to Elle and surmised
that perhaps it was settling in
for the night.
And if so, it might have its
slumber rudely interrupted.
That's an experienced duck who knows where the best views are.
I asked if we could sit at a closer
table and he brought us to one
of the ones we'd picked earlier.
Yusss! Unobstructed view!
The duck had just laid some eggs!
I think this because when I mentioned
it to Elle, she spotted an egg about
six inches away from the others.
And when I looked again, later,
momma had moved it over to join
the other eggs.
Would seem to mean that at least
that egg had just been laid?
Maybe? Neat little discovery there.
The show was fun to watch,
as always, but I still feel a little
nostalgic for Wishes.
HEA is fine, but it doesn't
get you in the feels like
Wishes used to do.
(whispers) It's a Disney clip show. That's all.
Ooh, nice shot there.
After the party/fireworks,
we <sigh> unfortunately
walked upstream against
the prevailing crowd current
and found ourselves in front of...
IASW
And this time, shockingly,
it was a walk on.
Son of a...
As the zombies nodded their
heads in a good heavy metal
head banging frenzy I saluted
them and their enthusiasm.
Those dolls rock.
I do like this technique. Need to remember it for next time. If there's a next time.
I may have been a little bit
more deaf, however.
Worth it.
Huh? What?
We checked out of the hotel
and then checked our bags
at 8:25am.
We then boarded a bus
at... 8:25am.
I wish this pass was available in the U.S.
I mean, it's not high season
or (worse) Christmas season.
It's May! Nice, sedate, May.
May the fourth, to be precise.
It's just gotta be dead there, right?
Sure. Absolutely. Nothing to see here.
The standby line for TSMM was
already up to 40 minutes.
We both figured that it wasn't
going to get any lower today, so...
We hopped in line.
Which was 45 minutes long.
Fairly accurate.
Bleh.
What did matter was that
I beat Elle.
Always beat your children.
Builds character.
Um...at games. Always beat your children
at games.
Would it surprise you to
know that at 10am the
wait time for TOT was
110 minutes and RNRC was
already up to 115 minutes?
No. No, it would not.
We'd already done this ride,
so it didn't have quite the
excitement factor that the
first go-around did.
Nice one!
Contrast our expressions
with the two young ladies
in front of us.
Oh how I hope they got
their PP photo!
That makes it even better!
I did this for Elle of course.
She loves TOT.
I was just along for the ride.
The things we do for our kids.
There was an Indy show
that had just started.
We were told it was standing
room only but we decided
to watch anyways.
(Standing room only! For Indy!)
Wow. I must admit, I still like the show. I have such a soft spot for Indy.
Consistently, Mama Melrose
was rated as the worst
restaurant in all of Disney.
I'd never heard that. I always heard mediocre things. Ate there once several years ago, and sided with the mediocre rating.
The ribs were fall-off-the-bone
delicious and that risotto!
WOW!
It was fantastic.
I have dreams now of that
risotto.
Nice! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!
The only thing marring the dish
was that tiny piece of green
on the plate at about ten o'clock.
How dare they!?!?!?!
Get that garbage away from my food!!!!
It's a fun little coaster.
Not really thrilling...
but fun to ride all the same.
Agreed.
And then Elle said it.
"You know how it goes up and
down in that one part?
That's like a slinky going
down stairs."
Do you think she's right?
Did they
design it that way???
With the amount of thought they put into these things, I'm going to say yes. Nice observation.
We got...
Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
Yay.
The Frozen Sing Along was...
Hilarious! We both enjoyed
it a lot!
Glad you liked it! I rode RnRC instead of seeing that, so I'm going to still say I won.
After that, we headed out
of the park.
But not before spending
an extra $500 or so.
(It was then that I
purchased my AP.)
Well, that'll do it.
I settled for a stern
"Harrumph!" directed
at the ship's captain.
He hung his head in shame.
And then threw you off the boat.
Each shift is, on average,
(5 4 3 2 1 <SPIN!>)
seven hours long.
They spend 30-45 minutes
on each station.
So... for 30-45 minutes,
you're doing...
1 2 3 4 5 <SPIN!>
I don't know what they're
paying these kids...
But it isn't enough.
Goodness. That's a long time to be on your feet.
Hello my beauties.
Oh! And that's what
half orders look like,
if you've never seen
that before.
(Yes, you can order
a half-order!
Thanks @franandaj
for that tip!)
Good to know! Thanks Alison!
Did you see it in this chapter?
Those dancers are getting uglier all the time.